Mop cleaner



March 15, 1932. l B, L GRlMES 1,849,083

MOP CLEANER Filed Feb. 5, 1928 /5 y l S14/vento@ 30' tion;

'Patented Mar. 115, 1932 iBERTHA-LINnGRIi/Ins, Yor NEW.Y01K,N.'Y.

MOP" CLEANER' i `Appiiannl lea February" 3,1928. Ysentirne.aerien;

This invention relates to devicesv 'for cleznnl ing and moreparticularly to a dust container -v adapted "for use' With4 householddry mops, brushes and the like. I lj 2' Y 5 lt is'an object ofthisinvention to provide Y a novel cleaning container for 'use vices'isuchas mops and brushes'.V v.

Another object is to provid l@ tachable sections.

. Yet another `,objectfisto,provide a device l of' the' characterreferred to Which-may be readily dismantled and4 packed in `av smallVToY enable ai 1 ready-'comprehension of 'the' underlying principles ofthis invention, "l

have illustrated preferred embodiment-Sofit .25 inthe accompanyingdrawings.' In these the. same reference numerals refer to similar Apartsthroughout the severalvievvs, of'vvhieh Fig'. lis a perspective view,Witha part` Y .broken away to shovv thek interior construcgFig. 2 is anenlarged-detail view of the elements of the device; f' Fig. 3 is aninverted vieW of the f shown in Fig. 2, and

rig. iis an eievaa'on of the' dis-assembled one of structure parts ofthe combination spacer element and, y

Y into andy coming in contact'wvith the dust dust chamber partition; o pAs shown in Fig. l, one form of the device Y comprehends a bag l. Thismay-be construct- 470 ed of heavy paper, textile material, or the like.

In its simplest form this bagv may be similar tothe paper bags non7 onthe market. At itsv upper end the bag is provided' with the han- Y dles2. These may be of any suitable material such as twine, cardboard, etc.The handles may be secured to the body portion of the bag by anysuitable means, such as by the clipsl 3. It vvill be understood that theAupper sectionof the bagv may be provided with a 5 strip o f reinforcingmaterial v'16v through ea "device'ofy Y this character Whichmay bemadeup of dei these: and other equally important f may beemploye'd.C

Which pass the securing means" for .the handles. `This strip vispreferably of considerable Width and eXtendsthe `full 'peripheral'length 1 of the-upperend of the bag and issecured i d I vrthereto bythreads 17,v or by-igluing; nvv/"itlrdel i 1 55. Secured to the upperportion of the bag so@ j as to project beyond itsk edge are a pluralityf'i of'flaps or tabs 5. l ln' the particular device-, *Y l y shovvn:thereiis one'of these on each Yside of'one of the handles.l It will beYappreciated that fm y, the number'of tabs may belincreased 'if de- 1sired and also that they may be secured to each side ofthetop` of thebag. These flaps' 'may be fastened to the body of the bag by; f heavythreads 18, adhesive materials, orfany" other suitablemeansg. l" f i'Fach flap is provided with kone or more 'f snap buttons 6,'Qvvhich`ar'epositioned adjacent the free'p-edge.. These'buttons'v are adaptedV tofit over-the 'cooperating and appropriately` l. positioned`-studs or'posts 7 secured to theopposite side lofthe bag. lt vvill he see'nithat-When the snaps 6 are forced Vover* and locked' onthe studs 7',l theupper edgesA of the'bag are drawn together-leaving a'restrictedopeningbetvveen the handles 2. 1 l/Vhile theflocling means-has been describedascomprising' a snap buttondevice, Ait rvWillr bev appreciated thatany'other suitableform of locking meansV As has been intimatedhereinbeforev the bag'is providedvvith a removable membervvhichcooperates vvithfthe body kof the bagV to provide, inefectfaplurality of dust cham'-V bers', and which also serves'as aspacer ele-f 85 l ment-to prevent the mop from descending' means oflvertical" slots8land 9".v i

Fig. 4L connected to each other" centrally by l i.

- .The material employed for these members .i me,

maybe of light wood, cardboard, metal stampings, or any other cheapmaterial of Y ready availability. In the form shown the members 10 and11 when separated from the members 8 and 9 can be laid iiatthereagainst. The members thus constitute a collapsible frame member. Insuch circumstances, it will be appreciated, the frame then constie tutesa series of iiat pieces of material which are superimposed on eachother. TWhen in this condition they take up very.r little space and maybe Conveniently packed away by being placed flatly on the bottom of thebag. Since the bag is of a flexible material the frame may then be usedas a core upon which to fold the bagup into a flat package.

Sincethe arms of the frame aremovable with respect to each other, meansare provided to lock them with respect to each other when` the device isset up for operation. As shown, this comprises the member 12 which maybe made up from a single piece ofk metal stamp-v ing. vt is so formed asto present the top, narrow flat portions 13,and the depending sides 111.Y Each ofthe portions lconstitute an arm, and to each of these arms areintegrally attachedrtwo .parallel sides 1/1. It will be seen thenthat-the top 13 and sides 1Ll` constitute channel portions 15 in whichthe frame members 8, 9, 10 and 11 may be inserted. ySince the member 12is of rigid material, it will, when placed in position on the frame,holdrthe frame members in fined angular position with respect to neachother. The sides 14e have been shownas substantially V-shaped in form.The purpose of this structure is to facilitate the assemblage of thespacer 12 with the frame.

The operation of the device will be apparent from the foregoingdescription. When it is desired to use it for the proposed purpose, theframes 8, 9, 10 and 11` are opened and fixed with respectto each otherby placing the member 12 inposition. The several channel portions inthis member fit down over` the upper edges of the frames and hold themlaterally immovable. The assembled frame is then placed on the bottom ofthe bag, as shown in Fig. 1. lThe mop which is to be cleaned is nowinserted in the bag.A The head of the mop. will rest against the upperedgesV ofthe frame,and, hence, the greater portion of the strands of themop will be prevented from descending` into the dust chambers betweenthe several frame members. The hanthe bag-and b-e confined within theseveral chambers. The upper edges of the frames restrain the descent ofthe strands of the mop and, hence, prevent them from absorbing orpicking up the detached dust and dirt again. After a suitable shakingperiod the cleansed mop may be removed. The frame may then be readilylifted out of thebag and the contents emptied into some receptacle. Bydismantling or collapsing the device in the manner already` described:it may be folded up into a small package and put away until againneeded; It will readily be understood that the flaps 5 may be dispensedwith, if so desired without seriously affecting the operation of thedevice. f

Vhile Iv have shown and described practicall embodiments of theinvention, it is to be understood that theseare given purely by Away ofexample, for,'since the underlying principles may be embodied in otherspecific, mechanical structures, I do not intendto be limited to thoseshown, except as such limitations are clearly imposedby the appendedclaims.

I claim': Y

1. A dust receptacle for mops and the like, comprising a foldable bag, aframe member having angularly disposed arms nesting within the bag atthe bottom portion thereof, and means to ix the angular position of thearms.

2. A dust receptacle for mops and the like, comprising a foldable bag, acollapsible frame memberhaving angularly disposed arms nesting with thebag at the bottom portion there-V of, .means to fix the angularvpositionof the arms, and means to secure portions of the top of the bag to eachother.

8. A dust receptacle for mops and the like, comprisinga foldable bag, acollapsible frame member having angularly disposed arms removablynesting within the bag at th-e bottom portion thereof, yand detachablemeans to tix the angular position of the arms.

4. A dust receptacle for mops4 and the like, comprising a foldable bag,aV removable collapsible frame member.having` angularly disposed armsnesting within. thebag at the bottoinportion thereof, detachable meansto fix the angular position of the arms, and means to secure portions ofthe` top of thebag tol each other.

BERTHA LIND GRIMES.

dle of the mop will project through the upper, open end of the bag. Theflaps 5- are Vnow securedy to the body of the bag by means of thelocking means 6 and 7 This servesto partially seal the bag aswell ashold the mop Within it. The mop is then vigorously shaken, preferably bya vertical reciprocalio

